Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fisheries Act 1995 - SECT 66D

Further abalone quota order

66D. Further abalone quota order



(1) The Minister may, by further order published in the Government Gazette-

   (a)  set the total allowable catch for blacklip abalone and greenlip
        abalone (by number, volume, weight or value) for a specified period
        for the abalone quota fishery;

   (b)  determine the quantity of fish (by number, volume, weight or value)
        comprising an individual blacklip abalone quota unit and an individual
        greenlip abalone quota unit in the abalone quota fishery in a
        specified period.

(2) The Minister may revoke or amend an order at any time by an order
published in the Government Gazette.

(3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), the Minister may reduce
the total allowable catch, or reduce the quantity of fish comprising an
individual abalone quota unit before the end of the period to which the total
allowable catch or individual abalone quota unit applies.